Engel

"'Foolish, you have no power here.' - Elgen to Prue when she attempts to seize him with grass"

Overview
Engel, or Roger Swindon is one of the major antagonists in the Wildwood Chronicles, appearing in Under Wildwood and Wildwood Imperium.

Pre-Wildwood
Little is known about Roger in his past, except it is revealed in Under Wildwood that he once worked under the Dowager Governess and is responsible for the disfigurement of Esben and Carol Grod.

Under Wildwood
Roger appears to Joffrey Unthank requesting him to build the Mobius Cog in exchange for entrance to the Impassable Wilderness. Joffrey does not complete it in time and suffers a rebellion at the hand of the unadoptables.

Wildwood Imperium
Absent for much of the beginning of the book, Roger is later revealed as the leader of the Synod.

Appearance
Roger is seen as tall, handsome, and of course well dressed as well as wearing a monocle. When in Caliph uniform, he wears the dark robes concealing his race and accompanies it with a gold mask to set himself apart from the other Synod members, who wear silver masks.